paracetamol, penicillin 511
paracetamol, acetaminophen (APAP, Panadol,Tempra,Tylenol, others)
Paracetamol and acetaminophen are 2 names for the same drug that is used to ease pain and lower
fever. It is one of the safest pain killers. It does not cause stomach irritation and so it can be used
instead of aspirin or ibuprofen by people with stomach ulcers. It can also be used by pregnant women,
and is safe at lower doses for children.
In what forms does
this medicine come?
Tablets: 100, 325 and 500 mg
Liquid: 120 or 160 mg per 5 ml
Inserts: 80, 120, 300, 325, or
650 mg
Drops: 80 mg per 0.8 ml
Information you
should know
How much and
when to take
Who should
not take this
medicine?
500 to 1000 mg, by mouth,
4 to 6 times a day as needed,
but do not take more than
4,000 mg a day.
Do not take
acetaminophen if you have
liver or kidney damage.
Signs of
taking too
much
Acetominophen does not
cure the sickness, it only
eases the pain or the fever.
It is impor tant to find the
cause of the pain or fever
and cure that.
Nausea
Vomiting
Pain in the stomach
Warning
If your fever or pain lasts for more
than 3 days, get medical help.
Acetaminophen can cause liver damage
if you take too much or if taken
regularly with or after drinking alcohol.
Overdoses can be very dangerous.
Other
medicines
that may
work
for pain, fever, or swelling:
aspirin, ibuprofen (do not take
either if you are pregnant)
for severe pain: codeine
penicillin (Betapen VK, PenVee K, phenoxymethyl penicillin)
Penicillin is an antibiotic used to treat mouth, tooth, skin and many other infections. Unfor tunately a lot of
resistance to penicillin has developed and it is less useful than previously.
In what forms
does this
medicine
come?
Tablets: 250, 500 mg
Liquid: 125 or 250 mg
per 5 ml
Side
effects
Rash
How much and
when to take
Who should
not take this
medicine?
For sores: 500 mg by
mouth 4 times a day for
10 days.
Do not take if you are
allergic to any antibiotics
of the penicillin family.
Warning
Other
medicines
that may
work
Watch for allergic
reactions and allergic
shock (see page 545).
for skin infection:
dicloxacillin, erythromycin
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